Seven Cedars Farms Dam

Seven Cedars Farms Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height36 ft
Built200125 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 36 ft
36 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

36 ft tall and 352 ft long, taller than 82% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Seven Cedars Farms Dam

The primary purpose of Seven Cedars Farms Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Seven Cedars Farms (private). It impounds the Tr- Rocky Run near Denison.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 352 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 36 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2001, the structure is relatively new.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr- Rocky Run
Coordinates42.04960, -95.29340

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length352 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage36 acre-ft
Max Storage36 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerSeven Cedars Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03387
Federal IDIA03387
More InfoState Dam Safety Program